Billy Corgan Thinks a Lot of Celebrity Cubs Fans Are Posers

“I might be a little biased being a Chicagoan year-round”

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Billy Corgan is a Chicagoan through and through—the Smashing Pumpkins formed in Chicago in 1988, and Corgan still lives there—so it makes sense that he is excited for the Chicago Cubs being in the World Series this year. (The Cubs have not won a World Series in over 100 years.) But Corgan has sharp words for celebrities coming out of the woodwork to claim Cubs fandom; in a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, Corgan says he thinks a lot of them are bandwagon fans. “I don’t talk to other Cubs celebrities,” he said. “In fact, I’m anti-Cubs celebrity. Although I know a few Cubs celebrities, other Cubs celebrities tend to show up when the playoffs are around. I don’t necessarily see them in June. I might be a little biased being a Chicagoan year-round.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Corgan is more hopeful, especially about the Cubs’ chances in the World Series. “It’s a bit surreal,” he said. “Having come to this ballpark for over 40 years you reach a point where you start to think, ‘Is this ever going to happen?’”